The Slate: The Fantastic Four meet Crazy Eddie: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes

Today’s last pre-americano edition:

Fantastic Four wasn’t Squally’s cuppa chai, but he could appreciate that it was a superhero movie aimed at kids who think “moral complexity” was a guest star on The Suite Life of Zach & Cody. Fox disagree. They’re planning a “reboot” that will take the 4 in a direction marked “edgy.” They also want a new cast. The upside: more time for Jessica Alba‘s acting lessons. (IESB.net)

He used to be Brundlefly, but Jeff Goldblum has a new sideline: hero’s best friend. He’s playing Jason Bateman’s chum in The Baster, about a man who artificially inseminates BFF Jennifer Aniston. Yes, there is something creepy about the whole thing … and it’s based on a Jeffrey Eugenides short story. But if Goldblum also emerges from Aniston’s uterus? Game ON! (Hollywood Reporter)

Before Bernie Madoff, there was Crazy Eddie. Now Danny DeVito is putting on his director’s hat to bring retail scammer Eddie Antar’s life story to the big screen. Antar cooked his chain’s books to the extent that he ended up being extradited from Israel and coughing up $150 million in fines. The script is by Peter Steinfeld (21), so expect at least one ker-azy trip to Vegas. DeVito … his pitches are “In-sa-a-a-a-a-ane!” (Variety)